Benson Science Hall
Benson Science Hall is an university building in Davidson, Tennessee. Benson Science Hall is situated nearby to Jean and Alexander Heard Library, as well as near Vanderbilt University.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vanderbilt University and Jean and Alexander Heard Library.
Vanderbilt University
University
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Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school with its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift, and the greater work of the university, would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War. Vanderbilt University is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Benson Science Hall.
Jean and Alexander Heard Library
Library
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The Jean and Alexander Heard Library system is made up of several campus libraries at Vanderbilt University. These include Eskind Biomedical Library, Central Library, Divinity Library, Alyne Queener Massey Law Library, Walker Management Library, Anne Potter… Jean and Alexander Heard Library is situated 740 feet southeast of Benson Science Hall.
Parthenon
Historic building
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The Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece. It was designed by architect William Crawford Smith and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Parthenon is situated 3,500 feet west of Benson Science Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Gulch and Nashville.
The Gulch
Neighborhood
The Gulch is a neighborhood on the south fringe of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, near Interstate 40, Interstate 65 and Interstate 24. It is known to be a trendy and hip neighborhood, and a popular destination for locals, college students, and visitors.
Nashville
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Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee. With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. Nashville is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce.
East Nashville
Suburb
East Nashville is an area east of downtown Nashville in Tennessee across the Cumberland River. The area is mostly residential and mixed-use areas with businesses lining the main boulevards. East Nashville is situated 3 miles northeast of Benson Science Hall.
Benson Science Hall
- Type: University building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Davidson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.14712° or 36° 8′ 50″ northLongitude
-86.80207° or 86° 48′ 7″ westElevation
554 feet (169 metres)Open location code
868M45WX+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 544413708OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityGeoNames ID
7194000
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